Histology Lab Technician I- Monday-Friday, 3:00pm-11:30pm

About the role

At Exact Sciences, we're helping change how the world prevents, detects, and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stringent standards for quality to identify any issues that might adversely impact the quality of test results and/or employee safety.
• Communicate identified issues to appropriate management representatives to ensure timely resolution.
• Complete required training in general lab duties and attend laboratory meetings and/or continuing education opportunities.
• Maintain and organize all laboratory inventory and supplies, including slides, tubes, blocks, materials, and equipment, while ensuring overall laboratory upkeep such as cleaning glassware, racks, and other items.
• Generate reports using the laboratory’s wireless temperature monitoring system.
• Document and maintain accurate records for applicable equipment and instruments.
• Support quality assurance activities, internal audits, and inspection readiness efforts.
• Aid in batching samples, label printing, and verification of specimen labeling accuracy.
• Support in monitoring the histology queue for various tasks that need to be performed and performing these tasks with supervision.
• Use laboratory information management system (LIMS) to track requisition and specimen status and ensure prompt turnaround time of specimens.
• Set up laboratory equipment and perform routine equipment maintenance independently in accordance with laboratory’s standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Assist in training laboratory assistants and technicians on current and new procedures.
• Communicate with the customer service team via phone, fax, or e-mail to obtain required information and documentation.
• Review SOPs and provide input for process improvements.
• Participate in projects under leadership supervision, while maintaining quality and workflow efficiency.
• Aid in automated procedures according to the laboratory's stand operating procedures (SOPs).
• Aid the laboratory technician team to coordinate tasks and divide workload, as needed.
• Ability to learn and follow written procedures.
• Ability to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
• Ability to complete assignments within provided timelines with a high emphasis on quality.
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, managers, and customers.
• Ability to use a computer and learn to use new tracking programs.
• Ability to use a computer to concentrate, read, and/or analyze data, or apply scientific rules.
• Ability to multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules.
• Ability to anticipate and adapt to changes in workflow and schedule.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• 6 months of experience working in a laboratory environment or relevant laboratory experience through coursework.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Skills

• Ability to learn and follow written procedures.
• Ability to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
• Ability to complete assignments within provided timelines with a high emphasis on quality.
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, managers, and customers.
• Ability to use a computer and learn to use new tracking programs.
• Ability to use a computer to concentrate, read, and/or analyze data, or apply scientific rules.
• Ability to multi-task and be flexible with tasks and schedules.
• Ability to anticipate and adapt to changes in workflow and schedule.

Benefits

Exact Sciences offers an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

Pay

The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - CA - Redwood City on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.